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Google is committed to building products that help protect student and teacher privacy and provide best-in-class security for your institution. You can trust that Google for Education products and services continuously protect users, devices and data from increasingly complex threats.

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Data security

Protect your school’s data with security built for educational organisations

Built-in protections

Safeguard user data with Gmail encryption and identity and access management.

Strong compliance

We’re committed to transparency and compliance with regulations like the GDPR as well as privacy and security best practices. Learn how you can use Google Workspace for Education services and settings to help meet data protection compliance needs here.

No ads

There are no ads in Google Workspace for Education core services, and core service data is not used for advertising purposes. Also in additional services, primary and secondary (K-12) school students’ personal information is not used for ads targeting.

Data transparency

Schools own their data – it’s our responsibility to keep it secure. Google operates our own secure servers and platform services, and we make it easy for admins to manage data security.

Visibility and control

Get more visibility and control over your security

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Breach and Data Loss Prevention

Keep data safer with automated security features like data loss prevention (DLP) and Verified Boot.

Secure-by-design infrastructure

Get multi-layered security for your entire IT stack.

Data ownership

You own and control your customer data associated with your Google Workspace for Education account.

Real-time alerts and archiving

Vault and alert centre enable real-time alerts and archiving so that you can take action immediately to protect and preserve data.

Threat protection

Take an actionable stance against threats with premium features in Google admin console

Threat protection

Proactive tools

Upgrade to Google Workspace for Education Standard or Google Workspace for Education Plus for capabilities that allow you to respond faster to active threats, protect against future ones and help you make informed security decisions.

Unified management

Get Chrome Education upgrade to allow admins access to management tools and dashboards from a single console, making it easier to keep track of devices, usage and data.

Google products

Take a deeper look at Google for Education products and security offerings

Google Workspace for Education

Education Fundamentals

  • Alert centre

    Provides a complete view into security with notifications, alerts and actions

  • Identity and access management

    Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On and password management

  • Data loss prevention (DLP)

    Helps prevent the loss or theft of data by allowing you to set your own rules and policies

  • Vault

    Support your unique data retention and eDiscovery requirements by retaining, searching, and exporting data

Teaching and Learning Upgrade

  • Alert centre

    Provides a complete view into security with notifications, alerts and actions

  • Identity and access management

    Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On and password management

  • Data loss prevention (DLP)

    Helps prevent the loss or theft of data by allowing you to set your own rules and policies

  • Vault

    Support your unique data retention and eDiscovery requirements by retaining, searching, and exporting data

Education Standard

  • Alert centre

    Provides a complete view into security with notifications, alerts and actions

  • Identity and access management

    Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On and password management

  • Data loss prevention (DLP)

    Helps prevent the loss or theft of data by allowing you to set your own rules and policies

  • Vault

    Support your unique data retention and eDiscovery requirements by retaining, searching, and exporting data

  • Proactive prevention

    Tighten your security across your domain with security health monitoring and best practices recommendations

  • Advanced detection

    Provides analytics and insights through your security centre dashboard to help you address security risks

  • Quick remediation

    Remediate malware, phishing, spam and other cyberattacks by quickly identifying issues and taking action from a central console

Education Plus

  • Alert centre

    Provides a complete view into security with notifications, alerts and actions

  • Identity and access management

    Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On and password management

  • Data loss prevention (DLP)

    Helps prevent the loss or theft of data by allowing you to set your own rules and policies

  • Vault

    Support your unique data retention and eDiscovery requirements by retaining, searching, and exporting data

  • Proactive prevention

    Tighten your security across your domain with security health monitoring and best practices recommendations

  • Advanced detection

    Provides analytics and insights through your security centre dashboard to help you address security risks

  • Quick remediation

    Remediate malware, phishing, spam and other cyberattacks by quickly identifying issues and taking action from a central console

Chromebooks

Chrome Education upgrade unlocks your Chromebooks’ device fleet management features to leverage the full capabilities of Chromebooks and ChromeOS. Purchase Chrome Education upgrade together with your Chromebooks. Here are some of the benefits.

What you get with Chromebook

  • Automatic updates:

    Help ensure that your malware protection is always up to date

  • Verified boot:

    Allows Chromebooks to self-check for malware and auto-repair if corrupted

  • Security sandbox:

    Helps prevent the spread of viruses by making sure each web page and application runs in its own walled environment

  • 128-bit data encryption:

    Protects every Chromebook by enabling a unique username and password for each student

  • Chrome Sync:

    Allows students to sign in to any Chromebook or Chrome browser to access all their apps, settings and preferences

What you get with Chrome Education upgrade

  • Automatic updates:

    Help ensure that your malware protection is always up to date

  • Verified boot:

    Allows Chromebooks to self-check for malware and auto-repair if corrupted

  • Security sandbox:

    Helps prevent the spread of viruses by making sure each web page and application runs in its own walled environment

  • 128-bit data encryption:

    Protects every Chromebook by enabling a unique username and password for each student

  • Chrome Sync:

    Allows students to sign in to any Chromebook or Chrome browser to access all their apps, settings and preferences

  • Advanced security:

    Prevent data theft on Chromebooks with advanced security features that let you remotely disable devices, wipe user data upon sign-out and more

  • 24/7 IT admin support:

    Get the added benefit of Chromes OS troubleshooting assistance with 24/7 admin support. Call Google at any time if an issue comes up at no additional cost.

  • Simplified deployment:

    Provide IT admins access to device policies and fleet oversight capabilities for both school-issued and enrolled student-owned devices – all from the cloud-based Google Admin console

  • Managed access:

    Control who can sign in to Chromebooks, restrict access to certain sites and content, and enable identity-free usage for shared devices

Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks is certified against recognised international standards

Discover how Google Cloud supports compliance to complex industry requirements with robust security, third-party audits and certifications, documentation and legal commitments.

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    GDPR (EU’s General Data Protection Regulation)

  • CSA (Cloud Security Alliance)

Keep students safe online even when they are using tools outside of school

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Privacy and security FAQs

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